Kvyat, 29, is a Russian racing driver with 110 begins and three podiums as an F1 driver between 2014 and 2020.
His finest end result got here within the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, ending second to Sebastian Vettel. The 2015 season was his finest total, driving for Pink Bull and ending the yr seventh within the championship standings.
Since leaving F1, he has achieved a number of races within the FIA World Endurance Championship, together with the 2023 Le Mans 24 as an LMP2 driver.
He presently drives for Lamborghini Iron Lynx within the Hypercar class.
At COTA, he’ll drive the #07 Chevrolet Camaro for SS-GreenLight Racing.
It is not going to be his first NASCAR race. Kvyat made his NASCAR debut in 2022, operating three Cup races with Staff Hezeberg.
He completed thirty sixth on the Indianapolis Street Course and Watkins Glen Worldwide earlier than making his closing begin of the yr on the Charlotte Roval the place he completed thirty ninth.
Daniil Kvyat, Staff Hezeberg, Hezeberg Methods Toyota Camry
Photograph by: Jasen Vinlove / NKP / Motorsport Images
That very same yr, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Sequence debut on the Charlotte Roval. He discovered a bit extra success there, ending fifteenth for Sam Hunt Racing.
“I’m excited to get again into NASCAR. I had lots of enjoyable in my earlier races. The competitors model could be very completely different from F1 and World Endurance,” mentioned Kvyat.
“I’m particularly trying ahead to my race at COTA. I’ve been there with F1, so it will likely be fascinating to expertise the monitor in a Camaro.”
Added crew proprietor Bobby Dotter: “I’m thrilled to have Daniil within the #07 at COTA. You may’t get a lot better than a former F1 driver for a highway course ringer.
“Daniil is a good competitor, however he’s additionally an important companion for our crew. He’s been within the store day by day since he obtained to Charlotte serving to to get the automotive prepared and attending to know the crew. We’re trying ahead to seeing what he does on the monitor.”